Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Duncan Laird #10296 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Steady Build to a Strong Marathon Finish Duncan Laird completed the 2026 Boulderthon Marathon in 4:11:38. He opened around a 9:5010:15 per-mile pace through the first ten miles, then settled into a rhythm in the 9:40s for the middle stretch before tightening further over the closing miles, finishing with an 8:49 split for mile 26 his fastest mile of the day. The overall shape of the race showed a runner who found his footing as the miles accumulated, trimming his cumulative pace from 9:54 min/mile at the first marker to 9:37 min/mile by the finish. His strongest sustained stretch came at miles 17 and 18, both clocked at 9:11 min/mile, marking the fastest multi-mile segment of his race. He also ran well through mile 23, not far past the lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 22.5, posting a 9:17 split as the course carried him toward the historic finish on the Pearl Street Mall all completed above 5,000 feet of Boulder altitude.